September 10, 2024—KB5043051 (OS Build 14393.7336)

Highlights

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system. 

Improvements

This security update includes quality improvements. Below is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses when you install this KB. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting. 

• ​​​​​​​[Windows Installer] When it repairs an application, the User Account Control (UAC) does not prompt for your credentials. After you install this update, the UAC will prompt for them. Because of this, you must update your automation scripts. Application owners must add the Shield icon. It indicates that the process requires full administrator access. To turn off the UAC prompt, set the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableLUAInRepair registry value to 1. The changes in this update might affect automatic Windows Installer repairs; see Application Resiliency: Unlock the Hidden Features of Windows Installer.

• [Dual boot of Windows and Linux (known issue)] Linux might fail to start up when you turn on dual-boot setup for Windows and Linux on your device. The error message is, “Verifying shim SBAT data failed: Security Policy Violation. Something has gone seriously wrong: SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.” See the full guidance in CVE-2022-2601 and CVE-2023-40547.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.  

For more information about security vulnerabilities, please refer to the new Security Update Guide website and the September 2024 Security Updates.

Known issues in this update

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues with this update.​​​​​​​

How to get this update

Before you install this update

Microsoft strongly recommends you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the LCU and applying Microsoft security updates. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions. 

If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB5043124) will be offered to you automatically. To get the standalone package for the latest SSU, search for it in the Microsoft Update Catalog. 

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5043051.